Govinda Gallery

From Reflections From Hell by Richard Lewis and Carl Titolo (powerHouse Books 2015) Charlie Rose just did an amazing interview with comedian, author, and actor Richard Lewis. The first part of the interview features a discussion of Lewis’ new book Reflections From Hell: Richard Lewis’ Guide on How Not to Live. Lewis talks in detail […]

“Elvis who?” was photographer Alfred Wertheimer’s response when, in early 1956, an RCA Victor publicist asked him to photograph an up-and-coming crooner from Memphis. Little did Wertheimer know that this would be the job of his life: just 21 years old, Elvis Presley was—as we now know—about to become a legend. Trailing Presley like a […]

The incredible Taschen publishers just released the most stunning book in print of Alfred Wertheimer’s photographs of Elvis Presley in 1956. Here is a link to the Taschen site for Elvis & the Birth of Rock and Roll. Alfred Wertheimer’s photographs are available through Govinda Gallery.

Ronnie Wood’s work is available through Govinda Gallery.

This Sunday is Bob Dylan’s birthday. The Los Angeles Times published a fine story by Hugh Hart about Bob Dylan: NYC 1961-1964, the just-released book that features for the first time Ted Russell’s photographs of Dylan from the early sixties. Here is that story. ‘Bob Dylan: NYC 1961-1964’ features photographs of the young folk bard […]

The stack of books at City Winery for the Reflections From Hell program. Copyright © Megan Bearder. All Rights Reserved. I was in Chicago last week with Richard Lewis for the launch of Reflections From Hell: Richard Lewis’ Guide on How Not to Live. Lewis and his collaborator, artist Carl Titolo, who made the images […]

B.B. King, Newport Folk Festival, 1968. Copyright © Dick Waterman. All Rights Reserved. This photograph by Dick Waterman is my favorite of B.B. King. It was my good fortune to see B.B. King at the Cellar Door on 34th Street in Georgetown three nights in a row in March 1969. It was just B.B. and […]

Click an artist to browse their work, featured musicians, and exhibition history at Govinda Gallery. Contact Govinda Gallery here for inquiries.

Cindy Lauper © William Coupon William Coupon’s first exhibition was held at Govinda Gallery in the Spring of 2005. He is a self-taught photographer, known principally for his painterly studio portraits in classic square format as well as his covers for Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” issues. His subjects range from ethnographic figures to […]

John Lennon Copyright © Max Scheler. All Rights Reserved. The Beatles Copyright © Astrid Kirchherr. All Rights Reserved. In 1964 Astrid Kirchherr and Max Scheler traveled from Hamburg to London to photograph The Beatles. Astrid already knew The Beatles well and had photographed them when they’d lived and worked, honing their craft, in the Hamburg […]